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Topics At A Glance: Smoking

Smoking In Public Places

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Should smoking in all public places be made totally illegal, or not?
Note: Asked of Form B half sample
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




What is your opinion regarding smoking in public places? In...restaurants should they set aside certain areas, should they totally ban smoking, or should there be no restrictions on smoking?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2010]




(What is your opinion regarding smoking in public places?) In...workplaces should they set aside certain areas, should they totally ban smoking, or should there be no restrictions on smoking?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2010]



Regulation Of Tobacco Products

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How much if anything, have you heard about each of the following? Have you heard a lot, a little or nothing at all?...The federal Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new graphic warning labels for cigarette packs in the US (United States)
Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll, [Nov, 2010]




Do you approve or disapprove of a new law that gives the federal government power to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products?
Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2009]




Do you approve or disapprove of a new law that gives the federal government power to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes and other tobacco products?
Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2009]



Youth and Smoking

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How realistic is the expectation that a teenager will not smoke cigarettes: is this a very realistic expectation, a fairly realistic expectation, a fairly unrealistic expectation, or a very unrealistic expectation?
CASA 2009 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Mar, 2009]




Some parents tell us that once a child becomes a teenager, parents have very little influence over their decisions of whether they will smoke, drink, or try illegal drugs. Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with this opinion?
CASA 2009 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Mar, 2009]




Next, I am going to read to you some potentially negative influences your teen may be exposed to, either through the Internet or through movies, television and music. Please tell me which one, if any, concerns you the most....Irresponsible sexual behavior, the use of drugs, cigarette smoking, irresponsible drinking, making criminal activity seem glamorous, making violence against other people seem glamorous
%
38     Irresponsible sexual behavior
14     The use of drugs
2     Cigarette smoking
8     Irresponsible drinking
10     Making criminal activity seem glamorous
20     Making violence against other people seem glamorous
5     None of these (Vol.)
3     Don't know/No response
CASA 2008 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey, [Apr, 2008]



Cigarette/Tobacco Taxes

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It has been proposed that getting a tan at a tanning salon should be taxed, similar to the taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. Is taxing tanning at a salon a good idea?
60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll, [Aug, 2010]




(As you may have heard, virtually all states are currently facing severe budget deficits. I am going to read you a list of proposals that have been suggested as ways to address the state budget deficit. After I read each one, please tell me if you favor or oppose that proposal.)...Increase the state tobacco tax...Do you favor or oppose that proposal? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Do you favor/oppose that proposal strongly or not so strongly?
Sample: National registered voters
State Tobacco Taxes Survey, [Jan, 2010]




Would you favor or oppose a one dollar per pack increase in the state tobacco tax, with part of the revenue dedicated to a program to reduce tobacco use, particularly among kids, and the rest dedicated to addressing the state budget deficit? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) And would you strongly or somewhat favor/oppose?
Sample: National registered voters
State Tobacco Taxes Survey, [Jan, 2010]



Smoking Harmful To Health/Causes Diseases

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Has smoking ever been a cause of serious health problems in your family?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




In general, how harmful do you feel second-hand smoke is to adults--very harmful, somewhat harmful, not too harmful, or not at all harmful?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




In general, how harmful do you feel smoking is to adults who smoke--very harmful, somewhat harmful, not too harmful, or not at all harmful?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]



Smoking Addictive

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Do you consider yourself addicted to cigarettes or not?
Note: Asked of those who have smoked any cigarettes in the past week (22%)
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




(There are a lot of challenges facing people in the United states today. This survey is about one of those challenges--addiction. Addiction can mean abuse or dependence on a substance like alcohol, prescription drugs, illegal drugs, or the nicotine in cigarettes. Or it can mean a compulsion to gamble, shop, spend, eat too much, or to be unable to control sexual impulses.) I am going to read you a list of possible addictions. As I do, please tell me whether you think each of these addictions is a major problem, a minor problem, or not a problem at all for Americans who are age 40 or older....Alcoholism
AARP Hispanic Addiction Survey, [Mar, 2009]




(There are a lot of challenges facing people in the United States today. This survey is about one of those challenges--addiction. Addiction can mean abuse or dependence on a substance like alcohol, prescription drugs, illegal drugs, or the nicotine in cigarettes. Or it can mean a compulsion to gamble, shop, spend, eat too much, or to be unable to control sexual impulses.) (I am going to read you a list of possible addictions. As I do, please tell me whether you think each of these addictions is a major problem, a minor problem, or not a problem at all for Americans who are age 40 or older.)...Addiction to prescription drugs
AARP Hispanic Addiction Survey, [Mar, 2009]



How Many Cigarettes Smoke Per Day

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About how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?
%
3     None
27     Less than half a pack
34     Half a pack
3     More than half a pack but less than a pack
24     One pack
4     One and a half packs
1     Two packs
1     Three packs
1     Don't know
1     Refused
Note: Asked of those who have smoked any cigarettes in the past week (22%)
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




About how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?
%
4     None
17     1-8 cigarettes
31     Half a pack
2     15 cigarettes
31     One pack
1     25 cigarettes
7     One and-a-half packs
2     Two packs
1     Three packs
1     97 or more
1     Don't know
2     Refused
Note: Asked of those who have smoked any cigarettes in the past week (20%)
Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2009]




About how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?
Note: Smokers
Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2009]



Do You Smoke

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Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in the past week?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




Did you, yourself, ever smoke cigarettes on a regular basis?
Note: Asked of non-smokers
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]




Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in the past week?
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2010]



From the Archives


All things considered, would you like to give up smoking, or not?
Note: See note
Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll, [Jun, 1997]




(Do you feel each of the following will influence your future efforts to quit smoking a great deal, some, or not at all?) How about...the greater availability of quitting aids?
Note: Asked of current smokers
Smoking Cessation Survey, [Jul, 1998]




How important for you is each of the following reasons for not smoking... you're concerned about the smell of smoke in the home, in clothes or in hair... --very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?
Note: Asked of those who never smoked (46%)
Prostep Report On Smoking And The Family, [Jan, 1992]



Presidential Approval Ratings

Presidential Approval Ratings

Compare current trends to other presidents as far back as Roosevelt and Truman.


Most Important Problem Facing the Country

Economy/Jobs
Blue bar 48%
Other
Blue bar 24%
Health care
Blue bar 5%
Budget deficit/National debt
Blue bar 5%
Moral values/Family values
Blue bar 3%

Note: Top specific responses only shown.
CBS News/New York Times Poll, [Apr, 2012]
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Today's Number
60%
answered justified when asked "Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who smoke?"
Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2011]


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